Furniture shoe



March 15, 1932. F. JANTzl-:N ET Al..`

FURNITURE SHOE Filed Nov. 28,.v 1930 /A R Rm INVENTORS Patented Mar. 15,1932 FREDJeNTzENgoF Boivx', .1\TEW-Y0RK, AND JOSEPH J.. LYNCH, oEJERsEY.CITY, JERSEY renuncien- SHOE The objects o'fthelpres'ent invention arekto! provide acushioned shoe fori` furniture, which' will 4beofi'sirnple,inexpensive, .easilyfappied' design; which Will `notiy scratch y orimar" the 1 floor? and or1"e"'li'nf.vrhichtiier cushion'material' Willhold its'shapevvith'outv unduly spreading,

bulgingi'or 'fraying'andiwill remain eeetive eveigi with Y longffwe'ariand hard usage.Y

Theseobj'ects are attained rby' a; novel.A form i ofi cushion. andi` ainovel construction of: mounting for the same, the detailsfioffwhiclfi:

will appear asthe'sp ecicaton' pro'cee ds. 2 f

The drawings accompanying and forming;

part of -therspecification.illustrate one practical: embodiment of the?invention.

In the several vievvs shovvn, Fig. 1 is a broken side elevation partlyin section showing a form of the invention applied to the leg of anarticle of furniture, such as a chair or table; Fig. 2 is a bottom planview of the shoe; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 4 is adetail of the cushion material.

In Fig. l, the leg of a chair or other piece of furniture is indicatedat 5 and the body of f the shoe is indicated at 6 in the form of a diecasting having a tapered socket 7 in the top of the same to t thefurniture leg, a parallel sided socket 8 in the bottom of the same toreceive the cushion material and a transverse intermediate partition 9separating the two.

sockets.

The transverse intermediate partition forms a backing for the cushionmaterial and serves also in the present instance, as a mounting foranchoring spikes or prongs 10 adapted to be driven up into the foot ofthe furniture leg. In the central portion, the partition is shown ashaving an opening 11 through Which a nail or other fastening 12 may bedriven up through the crating 13 of the furniture into the end of thefurniture leg.

The cushion material is of special form consisting of a strip or stripsof fabric 14 creased and folded upon itself in shallow V-shaped plaits15, the plaited strip being rolled in the form of a generally solid plugas indicated in Fig. 4 and forced through a suitable die as in patentapplication Ser. 419,- 014; into seated relation in the socket 8.

After plaiting or in the course of plaiting, the stripV maybe'.rubberize'd orfbe giv' en 'a Xbacking'of' adhesive orf rubberizedmate'-v rial, vvliich'as indicateda't' l16"in F ig: tgh'olds- .1 Y theplaits in folded relation and also to an'fex-f tent vvater-'proofsthematerial, protecting the finished product fromr'mop; Water, vermin; etc.

Thisv rubberized backing` also y' has a.' Atend.4`l ency'as 'theAymaterialj isv YCompressedin the die* to holdfit compressedfin theshapegiven iitby- GU;- the die. y 'A The mainfadvantage'attainedf bytheplaiting. isthatv the material `'does lnot` ravelf and'A frayAn outYWherei-t: is exposed*4 at: the foot; off the shoe; because: there v aref no :flat extended' '65x exposedsurfaces' fof material, the f only`por'' tions exposed beinggridges f or :narrowy plaits.of-Jthematerialfand onlythe edges'ofL-tliese arel` exposedto ithefoutsides Gonsequently, the cushion canf not 'Hattem out fori* spread-z7n; These lfpla'its act as "longitudinali reinforcesv yments'of theplugjfmateri'algf Which/*While pre= venting: spreadin g; u do notV takeravvay'frornl the longitudinali' elasticity :offthe plug;r Afl'l four#of` the4- exposed? edges of `the"plugaref 75 equally resistant to-vWeanr so'. the furniture mayfbe` pushedr abouti in` various' directions-,'; vvithoutf` causing; the' `cushioning:.` vplugfto spread, oriravelyor sag, one Way yorftheother'.

The :bodyornba's'e Aofftheshoermajy befrmadea so as'- alv single: `die fcasting; :withr lthe anchoring? pronggorfprongs 'moldedEasaintegrralipartsfof the. intermediate`-' partiti'on'. -Thesefprongs'fare fsuiiicientr Vordinarily' for securelyfastenl ing: .the-shoe'.- onrthe furniture 1 leg. 4Ini the" er case. of Wooden furniture, .thelprongs may be" driven'rdirectly; into the-:lower end oflthefurl' nituref legi' In 'thej case of@ steel furniture; Woo'denfplugs' 1are usually'driven :intoftli'efholeA loW metal legs and the prongs then driveijnffo'intoithese' 'Woodenffplugs-.f 'Iihese furniture shoes; may be.' applied!at any 'time and when'y in 'place 'do 'notfinterferewvith fthecratingrandr packing A'operations'. it'fbeingwseenZ in Fig; 1. thatitheAnailsfffor 'fasteningi theV crating mayl `95 be driven i straighti up:through 1 theI cushion i: material.` Vand through-1 ltires openings inthefy shoe partitions: into`theflegs for! supports ofl a the'furniture'sY :x

Thefrolled! plugs f ofuplaite'di cushion7 'stri-p11@ are compressedsufficiently for them to hold in place in their sockets, but if desired,adhesive or other fastening medium may be additionally employed.

While in Fig. 4 the fabric is shown as coiled with the adhesive layer 16on the inside, it will be apparentthat the strip may be coiled with theadhesive backing on the outside where it Ywill form in effect awaterproof facing more completely protecting the plaited material frommop water and vermin. Other changes and modifications may be made allwithin the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is: I l. A furniture shoe cushion, comprising a fabricstrip plaitedin small folds and closelyv rolled inithe form of a plugwith the end edges of the plaits yexposed at the ends of the lu pQgASshoe cushion for furniture and the like, comprising aplaited stripof fabric having a backing for holding the folds of the plaits in theplaited condition and said backed plaited strip being compacted into aplug with the ends of the plaits exposed at the ends of the plug.

3. A furniture shoe, comprising a rigid hollow tubular shell open atboth ends Vand having intermediate the ends of the same anY internaltransverse partition Vseparating the .interior of the tubular shell intosockets whichv are open tothe opposite ends of the shell, a cushion offabric layers arranged on edge and compressed into a block, said blockbeing seated in the open socket in one end of the shell with theedgewise disposed fabric layers at the inner end of the plug bearingagainst the transverse partition for support andthe opposite or exposedface of the plug being flat to bring the edges of the layers of fabricinto position for equal supporting engagement with a floorsurface,whereby said cushion plug has a-wide supporting area substantially equalto the full cross sectional di- Y mensions of the shell, said edgewisedisposed fabric plug being confined and heldin said socketagainstspreading and against separation from the shell whereby the shoe as asinglecomplete unit may be applied `by simple engagement of the socketin the opposite end of the shell over the end of the leg of an articleof furniture andwill thereupon provide a flat ysupport substantially aswide in supportingfarea as the full end of thev furniture leg. Y

4. A furniture shoe, comprising a rigid hol- 1 low tubular shell .openat both ends and having intermediate the ends of the same an internaltransverse partition separating the interior of the tubular shell intosockets which are yopen to the opposite ends of the shell, a cushion offabric layers arranged on edge and compressed into a block, said vblockbeing seated in the open socket in oneend of the shell with the edgewisedisposed fabric layers at the inner end of the. plug bearing against thetransverse partition for support and the opposite or exposed face of theplug being lat to bring the edges of the layers ofY fabric into positionfor equal supporting engagement with a floor surface, whereby saidcushion plug has a wide supporting area substantially equal to the fullcross sectional dimensions of the shell, said edgewise disposed fabricplug being confined andv held in said-r socket against spreading andagainst separationfrom the shell whereby the shoe as a single completeunit may be applied by simple Y engagement of the socket in the oppositeend of the shell over the end of the leg of an article of furniture andwill thereupon provide a flat support substantially as' wide insupportingarea as the full end of the furniturefabric supports at theexposed sideportionsof the plug.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

Y FRED .JANTZEN.

JOSEPH y

